Multiple Styles Of Persona

to attain
realistic depiction
of character

a writer
must get into
head of each
character

gift
each character
with realistic

thoughts
speech
mannerisms

emotional reactions
love hate revenge
plots staged universal

recurring
constantly
diversity

throughout
differing epochs
of change time

differing cultures
social strata age
gender conflicts

persona
will attain
extra

insight
detail
suspense

with an aside
into depths
of individual

turmoil
conflict
resolution

criminal mind
delusional mind
states of insanity
moral integrity

played out
upon life stage
heightened

drama

rising tension
dramatic turn
falling tension

resolution

all these
themes
complexities
emotions

William Shakespeare

will depict
accurately
with genius

to proclaim
understanding
insight into

personality
centuries ahead
of later lesser

rivals
researching
personalit y

human
condition
behavior

ac ross a spectrum
of academic
scientific fields

poem by Terence George Craddock
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